they are in our cell phones and laptops. our military technology depends on them for missile guidance and secure communication systems. >> their gasp electric.... >> reporter: but perhaps as important these days is that rare-earth magnets are an indispensable ingredient in the green technologies central to our alternative energy plans. >> if you're going to make a wind turbine you need rare earth magnets. if you are going to make a hybrid car of the current type, a full hybrid such as the prius, you need a rare earth magnet. >> reporter: jack once lived a quiet life researching and procuring rare earths for the automotive and technology industries in detroit. today he travels the globe as a consultant and key voice in a growing chorus looming about a rare earth crunch. some people have said we could be facing a rare earth crisis in the next two or three years. you're saying it could be right now. >> i'm saying it is right now. there are a lot of my colleagues saying, oh, no, it's in the future. it's in the future. no, it isn

and because, at this point, i know sprint and t-mobile offer great wireless service to use your laptop anywhere, but still the concern is that in the big telephone and cable companies do have the ability and the incentive to act as gatekeepers. >> she is the vice president of the computer and communications services association. and we had the president and ceo of the telecom association. as this continues to move through the fcc, we will continue to follow it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> "america on the courts," with a discussion on the supreme court appointment ppocess. after that, the president and republican representative john boehner give weekly redresses. this week, a discussion on the supreme court appointment mprocess with barbara perry . john roberts makes a brief opening stated. this is about 45 minutes. -- john roberts makes a brief opening statement. >> good evening and welcome. know, are given to some strange language. this is a no-no. [laughter] this pda, ipod, whatever -- off. not on

. >> pelley: you're not saying that the intrusion at pelindaba was designed to take a laptop computer no, no. i'm saying it was probably a burglary attempt, from what evidence we have. >> pelley: mr. ambassador, the point is, what's valuable at pelindaba? and the answer is the radiological materials. nobody would break into a national key point in south africa to steal office machines. >> minty: no, you know, the pelindaba facility is off a main road. there's a lot of traffic on that road. so, if they felt that here is a facility that has gates, that has security, maybe there's something valuable. >> pelley: are you saying they attacked the plant, not knowing what it was? >> minty: no, i'm saying no one knows what the motivation is. so, we have to keep to the facts and the truth. >> pelley: the facts that we know were recorded-- a camera at the fence taped the intruders, but guards who were supposed to be watching the monitors didn't report the men. a phone log that we've seen shows that 24 minutes passed between anton gerber's call for help and the arrival of security. gerber suspect

[applause] >> i am looking at the clock behind your laptop. it may be the first laptop here. >> gotta be known for something. >> we certainly appreciate your words today and your willingness to speak with us. the first question from the audience, what is the worst consequence of mountaintop removal mining that you have witnessed? >> one-family comes to mind. i talked about the mountains themselves. equally as important as the mountains are the people of appalachia. they were kind enough to show me what was happening on island creek in pike county. their little home is this ever diminishing oasis of green that is absolutely surrounded by a catastrophic moonscapes rubble. this is an illegal side, and -- site, and everywhere they turn, things have been blasted. they have health consequences. they are no longer able to use their tap water. they boil water and let cool before braving the baby. -- bathing the baby. they put juice in a cup before bathing the baby to prevent her from accidentally ingesting contaminated water. the loss of jobs is extra

then i raced down the stairs to the corps press area where we all have our laptop set out.te a first version of phat story said that it didn't get on our internet site. readers want to know as soon as possible what the court ruled. >> a lot of people say that it is a sacred institution. no, it is not. it is an institution where most+ of his work is done in the open. the work comes in the front door and goes out the front door. >> you're just a few steps away from the courtroom.. >> near the court room are two rooms used by the justice to occasional speech to the public. at third marshall's retirement annnuncement, one can get a glimpse into the workings of the court and life here. but this is the private view of the ornately decorated east and west conference rooms and the portraits of past chief justice's that holds one understand the history of the court. -- helps one understand the history of a quorum. >> in the east conference room, if you have the eight first chief justice'ss john j. and how he came to the court, appointed by george and then gets elected to be governor

then, i raced down the tairs to the court press area, where we all have our laptops set up now, and i write a first version of that story so it can get on our internet site. readers really want to know as soon as possible what the court ruled and what potentially that miggt mean. >> a lot of people say it is a very secret institution. no, it is not. it is an institution that does most of its work in the open, and as they say, the worker goes in the front door and goes out the front door. >> near the courtroom, there are two rooms used by the justices to occasionally speak to the public, as well, from the retirement of thurgooo marshall on, one can get a glimpse at the working of the court. but it is a private view of the ornately decorated east and west conference rooms and their portraits of the past chief justice's that helps one understand the history of the court. >> in the east conference room, we have the first eight justices' portis is, you can talk about john jay, and how we got to the court, appointed by george washington, and then hh gets to be elected to the governor of new

of map >> laptop. >> wait, i have a brilliant -pidea. >> ok, you have to hurry up. i think the public is getting suspicious. >> didn't workk >> oh my god, we are really screwed now. >> now there's coffee and garbage. >> wait, i have an idea. >> damn, i really thought that would work. >> well, maybe it does not work right away. >> if you want more, you can log on to the website -- that is about one minute, 10 seconds -- that nearly three-minute spoof of on abp and its response. you can log on to watch the entire program. coming up in a few minutes, norman solomon will be joining us, and later, more on the sentence but 12-2 by the u.n. security council concerning iran. it is sunday, june 13, and we will be back in a moment.%- >> with the confirmation hearing for elena kagan with this month, today c-span tissue inside to see the public places and rarely seen spouses. here insight about the court and the building. the home to america's highest court, today at 6:30 p.m. eastern. >> the democrats have run the congress for 40 years. there was a certain level of corruption

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host: joan lowy says some of these are the size of a backpack or a laptop.f you wake up one morning and you see one flying around your house in union, south carolina, and it has the local police department alone or the air force, or the army. you will not have any questions? caller: no. guest: there is tremendous enthusiasm in some places about this. some people are demanding that the faa move faster. in taxes, but for a couple years they have been using these along the border in arizona and new mexico. they have not in texas. the governor, rick perry, the two senators and some members of the texas congressional delegation has been raising a real fuss in putting pressure on the fha to go faster. there is a hold on the nominee for the number two spot at the faa by one of the texas senator's because they want these along the texas border with mexico. they want to spot illegal aliens, drug smuggling, whenever. the faa has given permission for some use along the taxes-mexico border. -- texas-mexico border. there are people lead their demand in them. we wanted th

this vehicle has interactive kiosks, laptops, an area where you can sign up for c-span resources. it is interactive, hands-on, itself guided. it gives our users and visitors and different experiences with our resources, whether it is television, on-line, or the radio. >> how long did it take to create the buzz, and who did c- span work with on this? >> it was about a four month endeavor. we purchased the bus in december of last year. creative mobile interiors, a company in ohio, worked with us to design the inside. it was a company-wide effort. our engineering department and i.t. department were part of this. it came out april 30th of this year. >> where does the bus go now? >> after today, the bus will head to chicago for a literary festival. from there it will go to denver for an education conference. >> what locations will it be visiting? >> the last four or five years, we have had an education outreach initiative. that was our focus. the last four or five years we have branched out. we go to universities, a civic organizations, a large book festivals, and educational conferenc

on board, this vehicle has interactive kiosks, laptops to demonstrate social media, and it also has an area where you can sign up for c-span resources. it is really interactive, hands- on, self guided and that allows the end user, or visitors, of different experiences with our resources -- whether it is tv, on line, on the radio. >> a lot of new technology. what -- what went into creating a buzz? how long did it take and who did c-span work with? >> it was a four-month endeavor. we purchase of this bus december of last year. our driver drove it to creative mobile interiors, a conversion company in grove city, ohio. we designed the layout and it was a company-wide effort. our engineering and i.t. department was part of this. a four-month process and it actually came out of the shop on april 30. >> where does the bus go now? >> after today, the bus will head to chicago for the chicago tribune literary festival and from there it will go to denver for an education conference. >> what locations would be visiting? >> the last four or five years, as a mentioned earlier, we had education outre